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In a Twitter post, Giorgi Gogia, Director of the Human Rights Watch’s Europe and Central Asia Division, spoke about the capture of Armenian servicemen by Azerbaijan from the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia on November 16.
“Following Nov 16 fighting, worst since the end of the second Karabakh war last year, Azerbaijan captured at least 13 Armenian soldiers. Scores of videos on social media show Azerbaijani forces subjecting POWs to cruel & degrading treatment in custody. Abusing POWs is a war crime,” he said.
He also said that the abhorrent videos, which the HWR hasn’t independently verified yet, show beating & kicking & stomping of Armenia POWs, as well as insults against their dignity. He added that “Geneva conventions protect POWs, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation & against insult & public curiosity.”
